Cops: Upper Darby Dad left baby in car at T-ball game

UPPER DARBY -- The father of a 6-month-old baby is charged with reckless endangerment for allegedly leaving the infant inside of his vehicle on Sunday while he watched a T-ball game.

Stephen Campbell, 33, allegedly told police he forgot the infant was in the car while he watched his older child play T-ball.

Police were dispatched to the field at about 3:30 p.m. for a pediatric emergency. When Officers Anthony Bateman and James Fagan arrived, Campbell came running toward them with the baby girl in his arms. He told the officers that he was watching his other child play T-ball and accidentally left the infant in the car, according to Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.

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"The baby was in there for about 45 minutes," Chitwood said. "The infant was observed conscious, alert and covered in sweat."

Medics transferred the baby to Delaware County Memorial Hospital, where she was treated and released to her mother.

Campbell, of the 800 block of Fairfax Road, of the Drexel Hill section of the township, was arraigned on charges including simple assault, neglect of a care dependent person, endangering the welfare of a child and released on $50,000 unsecured bail.